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A growing need for individuals with behavior analytic training at the undergraduate level has led to an increase in baccalaureate programs with a strong behavior analytic focus. Although research has been conducted examining essential and assigned readings at the graduate level, no research to date has focused on identifying suggested readings that should be a focal point of undergraduate training programs. The purpose of the present study was to identify what individuals from across the behavior analytic field believe are essential readings for undergraduate students as they prepare for employment in the field or admission into graduate programs. Respondents were asked to provide answers to a variety of questions about essential readings in the field and whether these would be critical to undergraduate training. This paper presents those texts that were deemed essential, as well as areas where opinions varied.
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BACB-approved course sequences are now referred to as verified course sequences. The use of the term “approved course sequence” is used in this paper when referencing data that predates the change to the new terminology.
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Frieder, J.E., Zayac, R.M., Ratkos, T. et al. Essential Readings for Undergraduate Students in Behavior Analysis: A Survey of Behavior Analytic Faculty and Practitioners. Behav Analysis Practice 11, 327–333 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40617-018-0260-x
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